« Charles Aznavour » venue — Arnouville
Extension and refurbishment of the festive and cultural centre — three halls.
A town of the Val-d'Oise north of Paris, Arnouville took in a large community of Armenian refugees fleeing the 1915 genocide in 1922. In recognition, the town has dedicated the main hall of its festive and cultural centre to Charles Aznavour, and a second hall to his composer Georges Garvarentz.
Built almost 30 years ago, the venue suffered from serious dilapidation and from a lack of stage equipment. The works first covered the construction of a function hall, "L'Essentielle", adjoining the two existing halls; a second phase undertook the general renovation of the fabric and the complete re-equipping of both halls.
The stage of the Aznavour hall received a motorized grid, replacement drapery and two front- and rear-projection screens; all the sound, lighting and video networks were brought up to standard. Two motorized retractable seating stands, set in side recesses, bring seated capacity to 590 and move towards the stage for 400-seat configurations.
